Urban Design
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North York redux: A Leona Drive Project discussion event
It’s a busy week for talking about North York: Last week I wrote about the Leona Drive project in Willowdale, tonight is the North York Modernist...
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Informal infrastructure and haunted house in Scarborough
In late September, I had the privilege of sitting in on one of the walkability studies that are taking place in conjunction with the City’s Tower...
By Dylan Reid -
STREET SCENE: Train Over Traffic
A little excitement while driving on the Parkway in the morning. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Bungalow’s last stand in North York — The Leona Drive Project
In this week’s Eye Weekly my Psychogeography column is dedicated to wandering the bungalow and skyscraper skyline of Willowdale in North York but...
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The new zoning bylaw: a confusion of bases
1545 Eglinton Ave West by Kevin Steele A few weeks ago I wrote about the project to create a new comprehensive zoning bylaw for Toronto. In an effort to...
By Dylan Reid -
OPPI / CIP Conference: Contemporary Approaches to Heritage Planning
Spacing contributor Ian Malczewski spent September 30 – October 3 in Niagara Falls at a joint conference held by the Ontario Professional Planners...
By Ian Malczewski -
OPPI / CIP Conference: LEED-ing by Design
Spacing contributor Ian Malczewski spent September 30 – October 3 in Niagara Falls at a joint conference held by the Ontario Professional Planners...
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New pedestrian scramble takes a right turn
photos by Sam Javanrouh — also view series on Spacing’s Flickr account In a rainy debut Friday morning, Toronto’s newest pedestrian...
By Todd Harrison -
Google Street View goes live
The Google Street View of Spadina Avenue at Sullivan Street. The Toronto Star reported earlier this morning that Google Street View is now live in the...
By Sean Marshall -
OPPI / CIP Conference: Building a Better World
Spacing contributor Ian Malczewski spent last week in Niagara Falls at a joint conference held by the Ontario Professional Planners Institute and the...
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New ways of thinking about cities and policy making
“Every time you do something in the city, don’t just do it, do it beautifully.” A seemingly simple statement made by Joe Berridge at...
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Spacing Radio is back for season two!
back in March 2009, Spacing launched our first season of Spacing Radio, a bi-weekly podcast hosted by the CBC Radio’s David Michael Lamb. After six...
By Spacing